HELPPPPPPPPPPPP ME WITH TIPS TO KEEP PIECED BACKING FROM MOVING
05-21-2009, 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by nellie
try going on www.youtube.com then write on how to baste a quilt backing something will come on and just watch .you,ll be surprise what you can learn from you tube ,hope this help you
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05-21-2009, 06:35 AM
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Gorgeous quilt. It takes extra time, but I check the backing and reposition as necessary after I quilt one or two lines in the center of the quilt. I keep checking until I have the quilting completed one direction. And I try to consistently start quilting from the same position - top, bottom, either side - until that direction is done.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
05-21-2009, 07:06 AM
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Love your quilt, what a job and it's really pretty.
My suggestion is to use a larger table so the whole quilt is on the table.. using painters tape (less sticky) lay the backing out and smooth really nice tape the edges down making sure there are not wrinkles, crinkles or such, lay the batting down and again smooth smooth out, lay the quilt top down and smooth.. then pin baste, a hands distance from each other. I hardly get any movement but it can happen if it's not nice and tight and smooth. Some time I even use those great big black clips(for large files)to clip the edges if they hang over the table like your picture shows..That works too. One of my friends used straight pins... :oops: ouch! I have used spray basting but not on larger quilts yet, I really like it too.
Hope this helps some... Maybe you've already tried and it's just the fact that the blocks and material want to have their own way?
Woodland is so very close to me, I live in Martinez... Fun come on over and we'll qlt-sew together :wink:
My suggestion is to use a larger table so the whole quilt is on the table.. using painters tape (less sticky) lay the backing out and smooth really nice tape the edges down making sure there are not wrinkles, crinkles or such, lay the batting down and again smooth smooth out, lay the quilt top down and smooth.. then pin baste, a hands distance from each other. I hardly get any movement but it can happen if it's not nice and tight and smooth. Some time I even use those great big black clips(for large files)to clip the edges if they hang over the table like your picture shows..That works too. One of my friends used straight pins... :oops: ouch! I have used spray basting but not on larger quilts yet, I really like it too.
Hope this helps some... Maybe you've already tried and it's just the fact that the blocks and material want to have their own way?
Woodland is so very close to me, I live in Martinez... Fun come on over and we'll qlt-sew together :wink:
05-21-2009, 12:14 PM
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JanW:
This use to happen to me all the time. I finally got a walking foot for my machine and it is much better now. I machine quilt projects like this and always pin baste. I never tried the spray basting so I can't speak for that. I did try hand basting but that did not help me much but I probably did not do it right. But then I am not terribly experienced.
This use to happen to me all the time. I finally got a walking foot for my machine and it is much better now. I machine quilt projects like this and always pin baste. I never tried the spray basting so I can't speak for that. I did try hand basting but that did not help me much but I probably did not do it right. But then I am not terribly experienced.
05-21-2009, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Crissie
Love your quilt, what a job and it's really pretty.
My suggestion is to use a larger table so the whole quilt is on the table.. using painters tape (less sticky) lay the backing out and smooth really nice tape the edges down making sure there are not wrinkles, crinkles or such, lay the batting down and again smooth smooth out, lay the quilt top down and smooth.. then pin baste, a hands distance from each other. I hardly get any movement but it can happen if it's not nice and tight and smooth. Some time I even use those great big black clips(for large files)to clip the edges if they hang over the table like your picture shows..That works too. One of my friends used straight pins... :oops: ouch! I have used spray basting but not on larger quilts yet, I really like it too.
Hope this helps some... Maybe you've already tried and it's just the fact that the blocks and material want to have their own way?
Woodland is so very close to me, I live in Martinez... Fun come on over and we'll qlt-sew together :wink:
My suggestion is to use a larger table so the whole quilt is on the table.. using painters tape (less sticky) lay the backing out and smooth really nice tape the edges down making sure there are not wrinkles, crinkles or such, lay the batting down and again smooth smooth out, lay the quilt top down and smooth.. then pin baste, a hands distance from each other. I hardly get any movement but it can happen if it's not nice and tight and smooth. Some time I even use those great big black clips(for large files)to clip the edges if they hang over the table like your picture shows..That works too. One of my friends used straight pins... :oops: ouch! I have used spray basting but not on larger quilts yet, I really like it too.
Hope this helps some... Maybe you've already tried and it's just the fact that the blocks and material want to have their own way?
Woodland is so very close to me, I live in Martinez... Fun come on over and we'll qlt-sew together :wink:
05-21-2009, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Crissie
Love your quilt, what a job and it's really pretty.
My suggestion is to use a larger table so the whole quilt is on the table.. using painters tape (less sticky) lay the backing out and smooth really nice tape the edges down making sure there are not wrinkles, crinkles or such, lay the batting down and again smooth smooth out, lay the quilt top down and smooth.. then pin baste, a hands distance from each other. I hardly get any movement but it can happen if it's not nice and tight and smooth. Some time I even use those great big black clips(for large files)to clip the edges if they hang over the table like your picture shows..That works too. One of my friends used straight pins... :oops: ouch! I have used spray basting but not on larger quilts yet, I really like it too.
Hope this helps some... Maybe you've already tried and it's just the fact that the blocks and material want to have their own way?
Woodland is so very close to me, I live in Martinez... Fun come on over and we'll qlt-sew together :wink:
My suggestion is to use a larger table so the whole quilt is on the table.. using painters tape (less sticky) lay the backing out and smooth really nice tape the edges down making sure there are not wrinkles, crinkles or such, lay the batting down and again smooth smooth out, lay the quilt top down and smooth.. then pin baste, a hands distance from each other. I hardly get any movement but it can happen if it's not nice and tight and smooth. Some time I even use those great big black clips(for large files)to clip the edges if they hang over the table like your picture shows..That works too. One of my friends used straight pins... :oops: ouch! I have used spray basting but not on larger quilts yet, I really like it too.
Hope this helps some... Maybe you've already tried and it's just the fact that the blocks and material want to have their own way?
Woodland is so very close to me, I live in Martinez... Fun come on over and we'll qlt-sew together :wink:
05-21-2009, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Diana Rainer
Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Sharon Schambers says to spray starch the backing. It's worth a try.
She uses pins no further than a palm-width apart, but you may want to use Sharon Schamber's herringbone basting stitch.
She uses pins no further than a palm-width apart, but you may want to use Sharon Schamber's herringbone basting stitch.
I only used the basting spray once, but believe you need to spray small areas at a time, so you can make sure it's all smooth before it sticks together too much. Mine turned out all pruny looking, course I don't remember how well I taped, etc, either. :roll:
Beautiful, beautiful quilt!!! :D
05-21-2009, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by pennyswings
JanW:
This use to happen to me all the time. I finally got a walking foot for my machine and it is much better now. I machine quilt projects like this and always pin baste. I never tried the spray basting so I can't speak for that. I did try hand basting but that did not help me much but I probably did not do it right. But then I am not terribly experienced.
This use to happen to me all the time. I finally got a walking foot for my machine and it is much better now. I machine quilt projects like this and always pin baste. I never tried the spray basting so I can't speak for that. I did try hand basting but that did not help me much but I probably did not do it right. But then I am not terribly experienced.
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